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Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 95-0 to confirm Manish Suresh Shah to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Shah is the first person of South Asian descent to serve as an Article III judge in the state of Illinois. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) met with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to discuss the Department’s need to provide urgent relief and keep immigrant families together. CAPAC Chairwoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:  

Washington, D.C. – Today marks the one year anniversary since the Senate introduced S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. In June 2013, the Senate passed this bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill by a vote of 68 to 32. The legislation reunites families, helps secure our borders, protects our workers, provides an earned pathway to citizenship, and creates jobs. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus released the following statements:

Washington, D.C. – Today, the New York Police Department (NYPD) announced that it disbanded the squad responsible for spying on Muslim and other minority communities. Started in 2003 as a post 9-11 intelligence-gathering operation, this unit, known as the Demographics Unit, eavesdropped on conversations and created detailed files on the eating, praying, and shopping habits of the Muslim community. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements: 

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, two Jewish facilities were targeted by a gunman in the Kansas City suburbs of Overland Park and Leawood, Kansas. The shooting, which came on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover, claimed three lives and is believed to be a hate crime carried out by a former Ku Klux Klan leader. Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement in reaction to this tragic event:

Washington, D.C. –– Today, women leaders in the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) met with over 100 women fasting for immigration reform as part of the “Women’s Fast for Families” campaign. CAPAC Members released the following statements:

Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements recognizing April as National Minority Health Month:

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Portia Y. Wu as Assistant Secretary of the Employment and Training Administration at the Department of Labor. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements: